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I don’t use pending trays as such, but my equivalent is a to do list of pending items that I revise most mornings.

I frequently feel anxious when considering my to do list because of the sheer number of pending items it often contains. However, reading this great blog has prompted a realization for me – on most days, a high proportion of the items on my daily lists are unfinished business from previous days: things that I have not brought closure too.

I don’t enjoy that feeling of anxiety and overwhelm I sometimes experience when looking at a very long work to do list. So I now intend to follow the author’s suggestions of making a commitment to only include on my to do lists items that have a real reason for being there and consistently working with a commitment and focus on bringing closure to tasks and pieces of work.